Combination lamp and stand



NOV. 29, TH S N 1,889,682

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Inventor By I} Nov. 29, 1932. R. E. MATHIASEN COMBINATION LAMP AND STANDFiled Aug. 8. 1951 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 flltorney NOV. 29, R MATHIASEN1,889,682

COMBINATION LAMP AND STAND Filed Aug. 8, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 IInventor sygg w flllomey Patented Nov. 29, 193 1,339,532

' UNIT D s'rn'r E T Gr s RAGNAR E. MATEIASEN, 61E PHILAIDiELPI-II A, PENNSYLVAhTIA i i COMBINATION LAIVIP AND STAND 2 Application filed August8, 1931. Serial m3. 555,988.

The present invention relates to a combinaat the bottom and continuingthrough a neck tion apparatus having incorporated therein 7 which risesfrom the base. Numeral 8 the features of a floor lamp, a reading ordenotesa removable closure plate for the botmusic stand etc. 7 v tom ofthe recess. Numeral 9 denotes a The prime object of the inventionresides spring housing resting on. the plate 8 and I: in the provisionof a combination apparatus having a central. pin projecting upwardly ofthis'nature wherein the structure is simple, therefrom on which isjournalled a spool 11. easy to manipulate, compact and convenient Aspring 12of the coil type has one endanin its arrangement of parts,strong and durchored to the pin 10 and the other end anable, thoroughlyeiiicient and reliable in use choredto the housing 9. This pin 10 isfixed and operation, not likely to easily become out in the spool 11 andis rotatable in the botof order, and otherwise well adapted to the tomof the housing 9. Below the spring 12 purpose for which it is designed.there is fixed on the pin 10 an annular ratchet With the above andnumerous other obl3'to cooperate with spring pressed pawls 14: 65

jects in view as will appear as the descrip: mounted on the bottom ofthe housing. Nution proceeds, the invention resides in cer- 'meral 15denotes an electrical cord windable tain novel features of construction,and in the about the spool 11 and projecting through a Combination and rng ment of parts'as radial opening 16in the base. Thus when will behereinafter more fully described and the outer end of thecord has beenelectricalclaimed. 1y connected with a source ofelectrical en- In thedrawings: ergy such as'through anordinary floor plug Figure 1 is a sideelevation of an apparar th lik th ba f th la may b tus embodying thefeatures of my invention mov d w nd f m th flo l g th lik showing theshade in section. a distance depending upon the length vofthe Figure2isadetail horizontal section taken c d, Th rd i Caused t i d dsubstantially on the line 22 of Figure 1. wi d th g l i il t th di ry IFigure 3 is an enlarged detail sec i n spring curtain or shade rollernow in comthrough the upper portion of the apparatus. m n use. InFigures 9 to 12 inclusive I Figure 4 is an end 618mm) Of one of the haveshown in detail a swivel plug includ- 8O 7 0 holders. ing a bottomsection 18 and an uppersection Elgure 5 13 an enlajrged detailhorlzontal 19. The lower section has an annular flange section takensubstantially on the line 5+5 of 20 rising-therefrom to receive th lowerl 1 tion of the section 19. The section 19 has Flglire 6 1S YertlcalSectlon lhrough me an annular shoulder 21 resting on the flange 85, Oithe PP 20 with which springclips 22 mounted on the Figure 7 1s a topplan View of the spr ng Section 18 6110a v p s w i Ont 1 qection the); Acentral conductor 23 is disposed; in the t1 gfi h or Z 1 tchet Lsection18 and has'a contact 24 on its upper lro-ub S OYmg epaw a m r endengaging acontact 25on the lowerend 90 Flgure 9 1S a Sectlonal 18Wthlough a of a central conductor 26 in the section .19.

gii gi i', is a bottom plan View of the An off center conductor 27 inthe section 18 Y upper ti th f is engaged with an annular ring 28 on theFi ure 11 is a top plan View of'the lower t p of c l .18 -PP P of Whlch,secti n thereof. curved upwardly at an incline to provide 5' Figure 12is a detail section taken substana spring tongue 29 which wipes againstan tially on the line 1212 of Figure 11; annular ring 30.0n the'bottomof the section Referring to the drawings in detail, it will 19 and withwhich'is engaged an off center be seen that the numeral 5 denotes ahollow conductor 31. The conductor 15 is engaged base formed with therecess 6 therein open with thecol d 23 n Conductors end of the bar 35.

26 and 31 are connected respectively to conduotors 32 and 33. a

A cylindricallike shell 34 rises from the neck 7 and is fixed theretoand the upper end is reduced in diameter as is clearly illustrated inFigure and a bar 35 has its up-.

per end fixed in said constricted upper end of the shell and extendsdown longitudinally therethrough. The conductor .32 extends through thebar 35. A cap 36 is mounted on the upper end of the shell 34 and a. stem37 is disposed therein extending into the upper The conduit or conductor33 extends through this stone and through arms 38 projecting from thestem and through openings in the cap 36 and having incandescent bulbs 39mounted on the outer ends thereof in the usual well known manner.

A shade frame 40 on the upper end of the stem 37 above the cap 36support a frustoconical shade or the like41.

i On opposite sides of the upper portion of the bar 35 arelongitudinally extending dove tailed grooves 42 in which are slid abledove- F tailed shoes 43 and 44. These. shoes 43 are adjustable up anddown and may be held in different adjusted positions by means of pins44a extending through openings therein and engageable in notches 45formed in the kerfs of the grooves 42.

A pair of lazytougs 46 have their inner ends engaged with shoes 44 and43 and on their outer ends have hingcdly mounted as at 47 holders 48with breakable braces 49 associated therewith. These holders 48amadapted to hold books, music and the like. An incandescent electriclight 50 is mount-ed on each holder and the conduits .33 lead thereto 4being trained over pulleys 51 on arms 52pmjecting from the shoes 43. Ifthe holders 48 are to be lowered, the pins 44.12 are removed frombeneath the lower shoes 44, and after lowering the lazy tong structures,the pins can bereplaced under the upper shoes 44, with the holder 48 ina lowered position 'beneath the shade 41.

The lazy tongs and the conductors 33 extend through slots 53 provided inopposite sides of the shell 34. The pins 44 are also projected throughthese slots so as to be accessible from the exterior of the shells.Springs 54 are anchored on the conduits 33 and are anchored in the neck7 by suitable means 55 so that when the lazy tongs are collapsed thesurplus portions of theconductors 33 are housed within the shell as willbe quite apparent.

As shown in Fig. 1, the holders 48 are capable of being adjusted towardor away fromthe shell 3-4, the lazy tong structures beingsubstantiallyextended in'Figs. l and 2.

It is thought that th construction, operation, utility and advantages ofthis invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled tion thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described inconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since inactual practice it attains the features ofadvantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description. Vi

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: V

1. In combination, a lamp including a shade and a post for supportingvthe shade, an article holder, a lazy tong structure: between the articleholder and the post, and a slidable connection between the lazy tongstructure and the post whereby the lazy tong structure can be disposedwithin the confines of the shade when collapsed.

2. In combination, a lamp including a shade and a. post for supportingthe shade, an article holder, a lazy tong structure between the articleholder and the post, a slidable connection between the lazy tongstructure and the post whereby the lazy tong structure can be disposedwithin the confines of the shade when collapsed, said post beingprovided with a slot therein, and blocks on the inner end of the lazytong structure for riding engagemen with the said slot.

3. In combination, a lamp including a shade and a post for supportingthe shade, an article holder, a lazy tong structure between the articleholder and the post, a slidable connection between the lazy tongstructure and the post whereby the lazy tong structure can be disposedwithin the confines of the shade when collapsed, said post beingprovided with a slot therein, blocks on the inner end of the lazy tongstructure for riding engagement with the said slot, said post beingprovided with a plurality of vertically spaced recesses, one of saidblocks being provided with an opening therethrough and a pin disposablethrough the said opening and into any one of the said recesses. f

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

RAGNAR E. MATHIASEN.

